*Dr. 鈥橞osun Tijani, Honourable Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, applauds President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for releasing the official 鈥楧esignation and Protection of Critical National Information Infrastructure Order 2024鈥�, making wilful damage to telecoms towers/sites, data centres, satellite infrastructure, submarine & fibre optic cables, e-government platforms, databases, among others a serious offence in Nigeria

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Dr. 鈥橞osun Tijani, Honourable Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, has said the recent designation and protection of Nigeria鈥檚 Critical National Information Infrastructure (CNII) as a priority for the current administration will help to improve the quality of telecoms services in the West African country.

绿帽献妻 reports Dr. Tijani, who made this assertion via his verified social media account Wednesday, August 21, 2024, appreciated and lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the release of the official gazette titled, 鈥淒esignation and Protection of Critical National Information Infrastructure Order, 2024鈥�.

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The Minister stated: 鈥淭his is a significant step that will strengthen and protect investments in the ICT (Information and Communications Technology) sector by reducing incidences capable of damaging the operations and functionality of our technological systems, infrastructure and networks.鈥�

On the far-reaching impact of the development on service providers鈥� Quality of Service (QoS) and consumers鈥� Quality of Experience (QoE) in the telecoms ecosystem, he also assured Nigerians, that the security and protection of these Critical National Information Infrastructure is a priority for this administration.鈥�

This 鈥渨ill help improve the quality of telecoms services which has very often been affected by disruption and intentional damage,鈥� said Tijani.

According to him, the new official gazette now makes it 鈥渁n offence to wilfully damage assets such as Telco towers/sites, switch stations, data centres, satellite infrastructure, submarine & fibre optic cables, transmission equipment, e-government platforms, databases, among many others鈥� in the country.

The Minister reassured industry stakeholders, noting 鈥渨e will continue to work to create the enabling and supportive environment and policies for our digital economy to thrive.鈥�